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Pheu Thai raps govt for trial claims

BANGKOK: Inflamed by claims that local administrative organisations (LAOs) are using state funds to cover the transport costs of supporters of former premier Yingluck Shinawatra at her rice scheme trial on Aug 25, Pheu Thai members yesterday (Aug 14) denounced them as groundless.

Phuket ‘700km’ tsunami escape sign under fire

PHUKET: A leading Phuket tourism figure has called into question how a tsunami-evacuation sign beside a major Phuket municipality office has been posted marking the escape safe zone is “700km” away.

Boy, 7, resuscitated back to life at Phuket beach

PHUKET: Lifeguards have called for parents keep a close eye on children swimming at Phuket beaches over the Mother’s Day long weekend after a 7-year-old boy was rescued from a lagoon at the southern end of Nai Harn Beach yesterday (Aug 13).

Body found in Phuket swamp

PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the body of a man recovered from a swamp in Thalang on Sunday (Aug 13).

Billions of tons of plastic waste are piling up and there’s no end in sight

The world has a plastic problem. More than 8.3 billion metric tons of it have been produced on Earth, with most dumped into landfills or the oceans, US researchers reported recently. The report in the journal Science Advances is described as &l…

VIDEO: From Trash To Treasure

They say one mans trash is another mans treasure. This is one Phuket expats story…. Produced by: JP Mestanza ThePhuketNews.com

[VIDEO] From Trash To Treasure

They say one mans trash is another mans treasure. This is one Phuket expats story…. Produced by: JP Mestanza ThePhuketNews.com

ThrifTique @ Blue Siam Beach Club

Phukets 1st community boutique/ thrift fair. (Expats and Locals welcome) New and used items to buy, sell or exchange. Bluesiam beach club is a beautiful newly renovated venue sitting on the coast line of bangtao beach, next to Palm seafood. Food and be…

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